Reinsurance News
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Ed Louth as Head of Aviation. Louth succeeds Miles Taffs, who was named Interim Head of Aviation in September 2025 after joining LSM as Senio...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Insurance services holding company, K2 Insurance services, is expanding its financial lines capabilities with the acquisition of the Management Liability Underwriting business of specialty insurer Rising Edge. The acquired team will be integrated...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Insurance and reinsurance broking group Marsh has expanded Lisa Quest’s role to include serving as UK Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective April 6th, 2026. She succeeds Chris Lay, who is retiring from the business. Quest, currently Head of UK...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
New research from Autonomous has suggested there are grounds for optimism that the current reinsurance cycle is a “little more rational” than those that came before, although terms and conditions are set to face increasing pressure as 2026 p...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Walter Voigts-von Foster has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Africa, a role he will hold alongside his responsibilities as Head of Non‑Life. “It’s a privilege to lead such a fantastic team, and I’m excited about what we w...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Global specialty broker Price Forbes has announced the launch of its cross-class follow facility, Lectio, in Bermuda, extending the facility’s premium scope to around $1.3 billion. The facility will initially offer a Bermuda property line, enablin...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon has announced the appointment of Alexander Krasavin as Regional Managing Director covering Asia Pacific. In his new role, Krasavin will drive the integration of human capital solutions for Aon’s l...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed its second industry loss estimate for the Australia East Coast Severe Convective Storms (SCS), which affected Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria between 26 October and 1 N...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Coalition, an active insurer focused on preventing digital risks, has launched its Private Equity Practice, designed to help firms manage cyber risk. This new cyber insurance solution was developed with private equity-focused brokers. Its bespoke...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
Hong Kong-based global reinsurer Peak Re has appointed Philip Hough as its new Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective April 2nd, 2026. Hough will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Franz-Josef Hahn, Chief Executive Officer of the re...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
MNK Group, the independent global group of insurance companies, has announced the appointment of Daniel Ferguson to the newly created role of Group Treasury Director. In this role, Ferguson will establish a dedicated treasury function, with the ai...
Posted: Feb 02, 2026
A buyers’ market is anticipated to continue throughout this year, and while some carriers are satisfied with the reinsurance programmes they secured during the January 1 renewal season, others are expected to look for additional protection l...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Selective Insurance Group has released its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025, reporting a net income of $152.9 million, a 64% increase from $93.2 million in the same period in 2024. Operating income improved this quarter, growing 57...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
The floods devastating Malawi and Mozambique have triggered the Regional Emergency Preparedness and Inclusive Access to Recovery (REPAIR) programme’s prametric trigger, resulting in a disbursement of over $22.3 million within seven business days t...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Global broking group Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions team recently designed and placed the very first data centre specific treaty, and the company is actively engaged with other insurers as it continues to “innovative and lead” this...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
The global financial services sector is undergoing a major transformation, with the drive for increased scale and the growth of private credit being the main forces behind mergers and acquisitions (M&A), according to Christopher Sur, Global Fi...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Tysers, an independent Lloyd’s insurance broker, part of the Australian AUB Group, has appointed Marlena Truszczynska as Head of Shipping Claims, Marine & Aviation. This appointment aligns with Tysers’ long-term commitment to deliver exception...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Global reinsurer SCOR has partnered with German digital risks MGA Baobab Insurance, facilitated by the SCOR Syndicate at Lloyd’s, to expand capacity for Baobab’s “CyberSafe” offering, which provides companies with preventive and ongoing protection...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has observed that an oversupply of capacity resulted in a cyber aggregate excess of loss (XOL) risk-adjusted rate (RAR) change of -32% at 1.1.2026. The data comes from the latest edition of...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions division delivered organic revenue growth of 8% year-on-year to $379 million in the fourth quarter of 2025, as the global broking giant reports total revenue of $4.3 billion for the quarter, reflecting 5% organic...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
During global insurance and reinsurance broker Marsh’s Q4’25 earnings call, executives across the business highlighted the significant growth opportunity in digital infrastructure, with the rapid global build-out of data centres emerging as a majo...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Global insurance broker Lockton has announced the formalisation of its Global Transaction Liability practice, a move that solidifies the firm’s commitment to providing clients with a unified, expert-led approach to managing transaction risk across...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Aon has revealed that total economic and insured losses will likely exceed $1 billion from the historic winter storm that severely impacted a large part of the United States and eastern Canada on January 23-26. Providing some meteorological backgr...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
HDI Global UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Tom Potter to the role of Chief Underwriting Officer – Long Tail, effective 1 February 2026. In his new role, Potter will oversee HDI’s UK and Ireland long-tail underwriting strategy acr...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026
Insurance broking group Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has reported total revenue before reimbursement of $3.6 billion for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared to $2.7 billion in Q4’24, as the core brokerage and risk management segments combined de...
Posted: Jan 30, 2026